What you need for this book

You can develop and deploy C# and .NET apps using Visual Studio Code and the command-line tools on most operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and many varieties of Linux. An operating system that supports Visual Studio Code and an internet connection are all you need to complete this book.

If you prefer to use Visual Studio 2022 for Windows or macOS, or a third-party tool like JetBrains Rider, then you can.

Download the example code files

The code bundle for the book is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/markjprice/cs11dotnet7. We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/hmdd1.

Conventions used

In this book, you will find a number of text styles that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles and an explanation of their meaning.

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes. For example: “.NET versions are either Long Term Support (LTS), Standard Term Support (STS), formerly known as Current, or Preview.”

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: “The Controllers, Models, and Views folders contain ASP.NET Core classes and the .cshtml files for execution on the server.”

A block of code is set as follows:

// storing items at index positions 
names[0] = "Kate";
names[1] = "Jack";
names[2] = "Rebecca";
names[3] = "Tom";

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are highlighted:

// storing items at index positions 
names[0] = "Kate";
names[1] = "Jack";
names[2] = "Rebecca";
names[3] = "Tom";

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

dotnet new console